data type to store large amounts of text, and the Text data type to store shorter strings (up to 255 characters). In Access 2016, these two data types have been renamed “Long Text” and “Short Text” respectively, and they have different properties and size limits depending on whether you’re using a desktop database or an Access web app. Here are the details:

Text fields in desktop databases (.accdb)
Long Text In .accdb files, the Long Text field works the same as the Memo field of old. That is, it can store up to about a gigabyte of text, even though controls on forms and reports can only display the first 64,000 characters. You can set Long Text fields to display Rich Text, which includes formatting like bold and underline.

Short Text In .accdb files, the Short Text field works